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Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 10:48 AM EDT Apr 11, 2019 I held out as long as I could. I really did not want to give the Detroit Lions another tight end in the first round of the NFL draft. Not with so many good defensive players still available, and certainly not at No. 8 overall. Just eight tight ends have been taken in the first round of the last 10 NFL drafts, and the Lions have drafted two of them: Brandon Pettigrew with the 20th pick of the 2009 draft and Eric Ebron with the 10th pick in 2014. Pettigrew had a couple nice years, including an 83-catch season in 2011, before knee injuries and his own demons ushered him out of the NFL. Ebron never lived up to his potential in Detroit and will always be remembered as the guy the Lions picked instead of Aaron Donald, but he did have a breakout 14-touchdown season for the Indianapolis Colts last year. More: Secret to Eric Ebron's revival with Colts: 'Get away from Detroit' The Lions’ unsightly history of … [Read more...] about NFL mock draft: T.J. Hockenson makes sense for Detroit Lions

Tyler Lauletta, provided by Published 1:07 pm CDT, Sunday, March 31, 2019 Brett Deering/Getty Images The 2019 NFL draft is set for April 25. Until then, teams will prepare to make their picks, and sportswriters will make their predictions through mock drafts. We analyzed nine mock drafts to get a sense of how the first round might play out. The 32 NFL teams are surely hard at work studying tape, evaluating players, and working to make deals to move up or down in the April 25 NFL draft. By examining the predictions of several experts from a variety of outlets, you can get a pretty good idea of how the NFL world thinks the first 32 picks could shake out. We analyzed the mock drafts of nine experts — Chad Reuter, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Bucky Brooks of NFL.com; Ryan Wilson and Will Brinson of CBS Sports; Mel Kiper and Todd McShay of ESPN; Walter Football; and John Clayton of The Washington Post — and attempted to find a consensus. Take a look below and see how … [Read more...] about 2019 NFL Mock Draft: What the experts are predicting will happen in the first round

Angelique S. Chengelis The Detroit News Published 1:23 PM EDT Mar 26, 2019 Former Michigan linebacker Devin Bush Jr. doesn’t care some critics think he’s too small to be a force in the NFL. Apparently, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper also doesn’t think that’s an issue. Kiper, in his latest mock NFL Draft, gave Bush a significant bump after his NFL Combine performance, where he ran a 4.43 40-yard dash. Bush is at No. 11 to Cincinnati, from No. 30 in Kiper’s previous mock draft, and Kiper said during a conference call Tuesday he is one of the top players in the draft pool. Bush definitely raised his draft profile after the Combine and has attached this hashtag — #undersized — to his Instagram posts. The 5-foot-11, 233-pound Bush was the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year last season. More: In Mel Kiper's latest mock draft, Lions take DE Montez Sweat Kiper has two Michigan players projected as first-round picks, … [Read more...] about ESPN’s Mel Kiper has Devin Bush rising fast in latest mock draft; Rashan Gary goes No. 9

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz USA TODAY Published 11:01 AM EST Feb 25, 2019 The NFL scouting combine can produce both clarity and complexity for the upcoming draft. For all 32 teams, this week's annual event in Indianapolis serves as a common ground for ascertaining measurables and on-field drill data on more than 300 prospects. Additionally, interview sessions will allow teams to glean insight on the players who could become prized picks in April. But this week is just part of a larger scouting picture, and franchises' outlooks will shift when free agency opens in March. More from Birkett: Why I have Lions picking LSU's Devin White in Mock Draft 1.0 With two months to go before the first round in Nashville, here's our latest mock draft: 1. Cardinals - Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State: This week will be the first opportunity for teams to get a look at Bosa since a core muscle injury shelved him for the season after three games, and he very well may firm up his … [Read more...] about USA TODAY NFL mock draft 2019: Detroit Lions take Clemson DE

The 2019 NFL Draft is set for April 25. Between now and then, teams will prepare to make their picks, and sportswriters will make their predictions through mock drafts. We analysed nine mock draft’s to get a sense of how the first round might play out. Between now and April 25, all 32 NFL teams will be hard at work studying tape, evaluating players, and working to make deals to move up or down in the 2019 NFL Draft. By examining the predictions of several experts from a variety of outlets, you can get a pretty good idea of how the NFL world feels the first 32 picks could potentially shake out. We analysed the mock drafts of nine different experts –Chad Reuter, NFL.com, Maurice Jones-Drew, NFL.com, Bucky Brooks, NFL.com, Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports, Will Brinson, CBSSports, Mel Kiper 1.0, ESPN, Todd McShay 2.0, ESPN, Walter Football, and John Clayton, WaPo – and attempted to find a consensus among them. Take a look below and see how the experts believe the first … [Read more...] about 2019 NFL MOCK DRAFT: What the experts are predicting for the first round